Views Death Inside Body. Dr. Melvin H. Knisely, of the University of Chicago, is shown with his device which shows the arrival of death in the human body. The view of the behavior of the inside of the body covers the period of the two to five final moments, the so-called agonal moments before and after the heart stops.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Views Death Inside Body. Dr. Melvin H. Knisely, of the University of Chicago, is shown with his device which shows the arrival of death in the human body. The view of the behavior of the inside of the body covers the period of the two to five final moments, the so-called agonal moments before and after the heart stops.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1939]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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